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even here, one inmate did not hide his defiance and signed his name muhammed and alamein -- mohammed bin al amin. but this prisoner is scared because he is from a place where the colonel is from. >> i thought that my life was cut when they took me. the guards told us that our existence meant nothing. i felt that i could be killed at any time. >> someone has been trying to destroy the evidence of what happened here. the ashes in this room are still hot. these libyan lawyers are removing the less -- the rest of the archives while they still can. they may be produced in court if colonel gaddafi and his associates ever face trial. >> thousands have lost loved ones in this place and in many other places. it is important that families know all the facts about what happened to them. >> 42 years of frightened faces are stored in fruit boxes. pictures of some prisoners children, too, taken from letters from their families. the lawyers think they founded a mission from 1200 prisoners who were killed here in a massacre in 1996. >> he died in 1996. >> and your father knew him? >> my father knew
even here, one inmate did not hide his defiance and signed his name muhammed and alamein -- mohammed bin al amin. but this prisoner is scared because he is from a place where the colonel is from. >> i thought that my life was cut when they took me. the guards told us that our existence meant nothing. i felt that i could be killed at any time. >> someone has been trying to destroy the evidence of what happened here. the ashes in this room are still hot. these libyan lawyers are...
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>> this was a major moment for mohamed mursi. there were a lot of doubts about how he would lead egypt? whether he would maintain the peace agreement with israel. he can be, based on this performance, i think an important partner for the united states. >> suarez: ambassador burns, hisham melhem, good to talk to you both. >> thank you upon >> brown: and now to the conflict in syria. nato said today that it would consider a turkish request to deploy patriot missiles to protect itself from syrian attacks. turkey and syria share a 560 mile border and after syrian mortar rounds landed in turkish territory, concerns have risen that the civil war fighting could spread further. in margaret warner's latest report, she examines the spill-over that's already happening. >> reporter: nestled up against the border with syria, ceylanpinar, turkey has an all- too-up-close view of the civil war next door, as fighting rages in its syrian twin city of ras- al-ain. for days last week on the syrian side, president bashar al assad's forces fought rebe
>> this was a major moment for mohamed mursi. there were a lot of doubts about how he would lead egypt? whether he would maintain the peace agreement with israel. he can be, based on this performance, i think an important partner for the united states. >> suarez: ambassador burns, hisham melhem, good to talk to you both. >> thank you upon >> brown: and now to the conflict in syria. nato said today that it would consider a turkish request to deploy patriot missiles to...
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and protesters clashed in cairo's tahrir square and elsewhere in egypt today, sparked when president mohamed morsi granted himself broad new powers. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the widespread demonstrations, and assess what's behind the egyptian leader's moves. >> brown: then, the death toll in syria's 20-month war has climbed past 40,000, according to a human rights group. we get an update from margaret warner, reporting from the turkish border. >> suarez: we continue our conversations with newly-elected senators. judy woodruff talks with virginia democrat tim kaine. >> i intend to hit the ground on january 3 very much running. > running. we can make progress quickly if we listen to each other and find those points of common ground they think do exist. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> suarez: spencer michels has the story of a growing crackdown on dissidents and journalists in iran. >> brown: and we close with poet jennifer fitzgerald on hurricane sandy's destructive path thr
and protesters clashed in cairo's tahrir square and elsewhere in egypt today, sparked when president mohamed morsi granted himself broad new powers. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the widespread demonstrations, and assess what's behind the egyptian leader's moves. >> brown: then, the death toll in syria's 20-month war has climbed past 40,000, according to a human rights group. we get an update from...
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is crown prince mohammed bin salman a real reformer or a ruthless autocrat? writer dexter filkins joins me for a closer look. plus, philosopher, theologian and humanitarian jean vanier. a man who followed his faith and spent his whole life uplifting the intellectually disabled. >>> good evening and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has been in the united states for almost three weeks now, kicking off a massive pr project with a visit and warm embrace at the white house and then hopscotching all over the map, visiting six other cities, meeting with high-powered executives like richard branson, bill gates and jeff bezos, the crown prince is looking for american investment in his new reform program called vision 2030 that calls, amongst other things, for a massive overall of the fossil fuel economy. mohammed bin salman, known almost universally as mbs, has won place for reforms like lifting the ban on women driving and trying to moderate the kingdom's hard core brand of islam. but he's attracted cri
is crown prince mohammed bin salman a real reformer or a ruthless autocrat? writer dexter filkins joins me for a closer look. plus, philosopher, theologian and humanitarian jean vanier. a man who followed his faith and spent his whole life uplifting the intellectually disabled. >>> good evening and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has been in the united states for almost three weeks now, kicking off a massive pr project...
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. >> mohammed mahmoud streak runs down from the frontline since saturday. the fight has been led by organized football fans with long experience of taking on the police. the gas keeps them back from the interior ministry, which is a symbol of the old regime. life has not offered any favors. the gas slows them but does not stop them, because our rage against the system they believe would benefit others. good >> we are here, and they show no desire to leave. i cannot see a political deal that will get them out of here. >> he said these are wounds from police shotguns and was proud of them. everyone with an empty gas can points out they were made in america out. here on the streets, some of the young, poor, and angry increasingly see western allies as enemies. one man threatened, if anyone films on my territory, i will kill. just off mohammad mahmoud street, a man was clearing his warehouse. a disturbance means more demand for an economy battered by revolutionary turmoil. they carried out some of this through teargas. many egyptians long for a quiet and uncert
. >> mohammed mahmoud streak runs down from the frontline since saturday. the fight has been led by organized football fans with long experience of taking on the police. the gas keeps them back from the interior ministry, which is a symbol of the old regime. life has not offered any favors. the gas slows them but does not stop them, because our rage against the system they believe would benefit others. good >> we are here, and they show no desire to leave. i cannot see a political...
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and mohammed ali said his... he struck something when he was digging underground. and curious, he kept digging, and he was startled to find a six-foot jar, sealed, and next to it was buried a corpse. mohammed ali said he hesitated to break the jar because he thought there might be a jinn in it. but hope overcame fear. he said he picked up his mattock and smashed the jar and saw particles of gold fly out of it, much to his delight. but a moment later, he realized it was only pieces of... fragments of papyrus. inside the jar were 13 volumes bound in tooled gazelle leather. >> narrator: what mohammed ali had discovered were books written in the ancient egyptian language known as coptic. unable to read them, ali took them home. >> later, his mother said that she took some of them and threw them into the fire for kindling when she was baking bread. what he didn't know until... what we didn't know until much later is that these contained some of the most precious texts of the 20th century, that they have uncovered for us a whole new way of seeing the early christian worl
and mohammed ali said his... he struck something when he was digging underground. and curious, he kept digging, and he was startled to find a six-foot jar, sealed, and next to it was buried a corpse. mohammed ali said he hesitated to break the jar because he thought there might be a jinn in it. but hope overcame fear. he said he picked up his mattock and smashed the jar and saw particles of gold fly out of it, much to his delight. but a moment later, he realized it was only pieces of......
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flag and raised a black islamic flag that praised the prophet mohammed. in libya, the attack at the u.s. benghazi consulate turned deadly when they fired guns, burned the compound and burned the building. four americans were murdered including the embassy, christopher stevens. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the benghazi crimes. >> how could this happen in a country we help liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? >> the attacks in both libya and egypt are linked to a film called innocent of muslims, made by a california-based director. the movie depictures the prophet mohammed as a quote unquote fraud and a philanderer. a 14-minute trailer of the film was dubbed into egyptian arabic and posted on youtube, thus shared on the internet, including the muslim world. by thursday, national protests had spread to yemen, iran and elsewhere. the secretary of state bluntly separated the u.s. from the inflammatory film. >> the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message.
flag and raised a black islamic flag that praised the prophet mohammed. in libya, the attack at the u.s. benghazi consulate turned deadly when they fired guns, burned the compound and burned the building. four americans were murdered including the embassy, christopher stevens. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the benghazi crimes. >> how could this happen in a country we help liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? >> the attacks in both libya and egypt are...
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mohamed elbaradei has become one of the leaders of the opposition. he used twitter to give his response to the speech. he said egypt will explode and the army must save the country, a sentiment echoed by others on line. one said, "the army will never expert -- never accept this." "bravo, mubarak, another 3 million in tahrir square." another says, "let us not use the respect we have gained by turning violent. kill them with peace." what happens next remains uncertain. mobile phones, facebook, and twitter means it will not go unseen. >> you are watching bbc news. the headlines this hour. not yet meaningful or sufficient. that is the white house verdict on president hosni mubarak's announcement he will not step down immediately, despite massive demonstrations. he says he will stay in office until elections in september. protesters in tahrir square say he should go now. joining me now from washington is niall gardener, a director at the heritage foundation. what the make of the relationship between washington, considering the comments we have heard, and
mohamed elbaradei has become one of the leaders of the opposition. he used twitter to give his response to the speech. he said egypt will explode and the army must save the country, a sentiment echoed by others on line. one said, "the army will never expert -- never accept this." "bravo, mubarak, another 3 million in tahrir square." another says, "let us not use the respect we have gained by turning violent. kill them with peace." what happens next remains...
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it's being mediated by the egyptians by mohammed morsi and members of his cabinet. it's the first time he's had to negotiate something on this scale since winning the presidency in june. there's an israeli delegation here as well. the negotiations have been happening for a few days now. today we're hearing from people privately that there doesn't seem to be a particular sticking point but that both sides are... that's really being lost is the time that's having to happen between shuttling between two sides that won't face each other in the same room. remember though it's in everybody's interest to keep promising that this cease-fire agreement will come soon because of potential instability. if there isn't a promise of some sort of settlement to this, i think there's universal agreement that the worst case scenario is escalation. >> woodruff: nancy, what are the israelis asking for? >> i think very simply they're asking for hamas to stop launching rockets towards them. remember, this time it was significant in that a rocket reached the city of tel aviv which is a fir
it's being mediated by the egyptians by mohammed morsi and members of his cabinet. it's the first time he's had to negotiate something on this scale since winning the presidency in june. there's an israeli delegation here as well. the negotiations have been happening for a few days now. today we're hearing from people privately that there doesn't seem to be a particular sticking point but that both sides are... that's really being lost is the time that's having to happen between shuttling...
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. >> we support mohamed morsi's correct decision and eventually the good from the bad will be distinguishable. we support dr. morsi. >> u.s. officials raised concerns about morsi's decree. today the state department's victoria newlyand called for calm. >> what is important to us is that these issues be slelgted through dialogues, that these issues be selgtzed democraticry. we are encouraged that the various important stakeholders in egypt are now talking to each other, that president morsi is consulting on the way forward but we're not going to prejudge where that will go. >> the domestic unrest has more than shadowed morsi's role in the cease-fire between israel and hamas. concern was growing about more trouble in cairo tomorrow. this afternoon, the muzz lum brotherhood spokesman said the party had postponed demonstrations tuesday to avoid bloodshed. >> brown: a short while ago i spoke with nancy youssef. nan nancy youssef, let's begin with the latest statements from president morsi's spokesman. it's hard to know whether the president is backing off or simply clarifying the pronouncements he
. >> we support mohamed morsi's correct decision and eventually the good from the bad will be distinguishable. we support dr. morsi. >> u.s. officials raised concerns about morsi's decree. today the state department's victoria newlyand called for calm. >> what is important to us is that these issues be slelgted through dialogues, that these issues be selgtzed democraticry. we are encouraged that the various important stakeholders in egypt are now talking to each other, that...
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and today the most damaging so far levels against this man, mohamed bin hammam running to be the next president. he told me earlier this year he wanted to clean up fifa. a second member of the executive committee, vice president jack warner is also implicated in the corruption allegations. according to sources i have spoken to tonight, bin hammam and warner are accused of trying to bribe caribbean football officials with bundles of cash in terms of supporting him in next week's vote. the claims are backed up by signed affidavits are the significant claims to hit fifa yet because they come from inside the governing blowing. here is the whirlle blower. -- whistleblower. the crisis puts a big question mark on whether the fifa presidential election between the current president and benham on wednesday will go ahead. bin hammam has declared the charge a tactic used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the presidential election. >> it's difficult to see how allegations or smears as serious as this can be properly investigated and decide upon in a
and today the most damaging so far levels against this man, mohamed bin hammam running to be the next president. he told me earlier this year he wanted to clean up fifa. a second member of the executive committee, vice president jack warner is also implicated in the corruption allegations. according to sources i have spoken to tonight, bin hammam and warner are accused of trying to bribe caribbean football officials with bundles of cash in terms of supporting him in next week's vote. the claims...
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his name is mohammed abrimi. he was seen two days prior to the paris attacks on camera in a gas station with the key suspect of this manhunt originally, a man called salah abdeslam. so, two men now being hunted by the belgian authorities. and the reminder of just why the security alert level in this country remains at the highest level. now, despite that, the other development is the lockdown measures that have been in place for the last four days eased today. we saw schools reopening, literally with a great deal of police presence, but we also saw the subways opening, around 50% of them actually by midday today were open. we went down there and talked to travelers just to get a sense of whether or not they were still fearful, whether they were just glad to get back to work, or whether or not they felt that the authorities overreacted to the risks here. listen in flp was some mixed opinions. >> i'm feeling okay. yesterday i went to my work, but today i decided to take the metro because i think it's okay. >> i thi
his name is mohammed abrimi. he was seen two days prior to the paris attacks on camera in a gas station with the key suspect of this manhunt originally, a man called salah abdeslam. so, two men now being hunted by the belgian authorities. and the reminder of just why the security alert level in this country remains at the highest level. now, despite that, the other development is the lockdown measures that have been in place for the last four days eased today. we saw schools reopening,...
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. >> france has been on edge since mohammed mira shot dead seven people last month. with this case there's no suggestion of a racial or religious factor. zoe conway, bbc news. >> this is bbc news. still ahead -- why america still doesn't have a national memorial to commemorate world war i. senior m.p.'s are calling for a wider investigation into allegations of racism in the metropolitan police. 18 officers and civilian member of staff are under investigation. in total, 10 separate incidents of alleged racism are being looked into by the independent police complaints commission. a man and woman arrested on suspicion of murdering a 6-year-old girl at a campsite in hamp shire have been released without charge. police say the results of a post mortem examination suggests there was not suspicion. police in northern ireland say they recovered a bomb containing a significant amount of explosives. the device was left on a grass berth close to the a-1 between belfast and dublin. the chancellor says he would be very happy for the british government to consider publishing the p
. >> france has been on edge since mohammed mira shot dead seven people last month. with this case there's no suggestion of a racial or religious factor. zoe conway, bbc news. >> this is bbc news. still ahead -- why america still doesn't have a national memorial to commemorate world war i. senior m.p.'s are calling for a wider investigation into allegations of racism in the metropolitan police. 18 officers and civilian member of staff are under investigation. in total, 10 separate...
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. >> ifill: protests surrounding egyptian president mohammed morsi's recent power grab and a hastily drafted constitution turned violent again today. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: police outside the presidential palace in cairo retreated this evening after a crowd broke through their lines. officers fired back with tear gas but eventually a loud... allowed protestors to make their way to the palace gates. some threw stones toward the billing. security officials said president mohammed morsi left the palace as the demonstrations grew larger, reportedly to more than 100,000. it has become commonplace in the last few weeks. they follow morsi's recent decree that expands his powers and hastily drafted constitution put together by an islamist dominated committee. >> we won't be able to speak. there won't be a court that we can go talk to. he has made himself a force and he said it is a rather force. this is something we cannot believe. we've been 0 years being betrayed. we won't believe morsi. he will remain seated in the chair and not leave it. >> brown: on another front several of eg
. >> ifill: protests surrounding egyptian president mohammed morsi's recent power grab and a hastily drafted constitution turned violent again today. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: police outside the presidential palace in cairo retreated this evening after a crowd broke through their lines. officers fired back with tear gas but eventually a loud... allowed protestors to make their way to the palace gates. some threw stones toward the billing. security officials said president...
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later, the new, islamist president of egypt mohammed morsi also took on israel, over the plight of the palestinians. >> ( translated ): it is shameful that the free world would accept that a party in the international community may continue to deny the rights of a nation that looks to independence over decades, no matter what justification. it is also shameful that settlements continue on the territory of these people, the palestinian people. >> sreenivasan: morsi also said he won't rest until the civil war in syria comes to an end. and, he condemned the violence in muslim countries sparked by an anti-islamic video. but he argued that freedom of speech should not include freedom to insult religions. the u.s. army will stage a one- day stand down from normal duties tomorrow to focus on suicide prevention. through july, there had been 116 suicides among active-duty soldiers. that's up substantially from last year. the stand-down will not involve other branches of the military, and it will not apply to soldiers involved in combat operations or medical duties. nearly one in five u.s. house
later, the new, islamist president of egypt mohammed morsi also took on israel, over the plight of the palestinians. >> ( translated ): it is shameful that the free world would accept that a party in the international community may continue to deny the rights of a nation that looks to independence over decades, no matter what justification. it is also shameful that settlements continue on the territory of these people, the palestinian people. >> sreenivasan: morsi also said he won't...
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what's the likelihood that mohammed albeara day -- elbaradei will be the president of eegypt? >> egypt. >> elections are in 2012. >> what's the probability? >> he will not be named president. he will be namedda interim if -- named interim president if mubarak goes. >> he rigged his last election. if they have a new one, he will not win. >> you mean he's a crook? >> i think his long-time survival is between 1 and 2. >> elbaradei as president of egypt is in the united states' best interest right now. >> given the choices that i'm familiar with. >> i'm -- >> i think i agree we would like to see that happen. but i don't think it's going to be. elbara day is -- albarra day is a week structure. >> what makes you think he's weak? >> he's an older, weak character who has left the last couple of years in vienna, for pete's sake. so he doesn't have the fight in him. listen to me, john. >> vienna? >> not leadership in cairo. what has been so different about these protests is, whenever we've seen mass protests in the middle in the past, they've always been drink by the islamists, screamin
what's the likelihood that mohammed albeara day -- elbaradei will be the president of eegypt? >> egypt. >> elections are in 2012. >> what's the probability? >> he will not be named president. he will be namedda interim if -- named interim president if mubarak goes. >> he rigged his last election. if they have a new one, he will not win. >> you mean he's a crook? >> i think his long-time survival is between 1 and 2. >> elbaradei as president of...
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i was taken to meet mohammed, one of the soldiers ordered to attack. >> we were ordered to kill everything that moved, everyone who was walking in the street. there were children. we were being ordered to kill our own people, who at the end of the day are our own flesh and blood. >> only on friday, the protest takes place during the day after mid-day prayers. in a network of sealed hospitals, doctors prepare for the inevitable casualties. they can no longer take the injured to the government hospital. >> to our astonishment, we found that when we did that, the injured were either arrested or killed. a man would go into the hospital with a treatable injury to his hand or to his leg and his family would be summoned to collect a corpse with a shot in the head or in the chest. >> it cost them over a thousand dead. but they say they're winning. one protestor tells me, even if he has the kill every one of them. >> to thailand now where floods are continuing to wreak havoc across much of the country. authorities have ordered the evacuation outside of the capital of bangkok. rachel harvey has flow
i was taken to meet mohammed, one of the soldiers ordered to attack. >> we were ordered to kill everything that moved, everyone who was walking in the street. there were children. we were being ordered to kill our own people, who at the end of the day are our own flesh and blood. >> only on friday, the protest takes place during the day after mid-day prayers. in a network of sealed hospitals, doctors prepare for the inevitable casualties. they can no longer take the injured to the...
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the shroff if is and secular and bib brail faxes, including mohammed el bar day and his national front. the group issued a statement calling for national dialogue, one that quote all the components of the egyptian society participate without any exclusion, unquote. as quote the only means to resolve any problems or disagreements unquote. >> question. has egyptian president morsi overplayed his hand mort? >> he is certainly at the border lynn of overplaying his hand. he is losing a lot of support. the country is in terrible shape economically. even more extreme in the country are opposed to him. he has lost the center he has real problems in maintaining his position. i don't think the egyptian army has yet made clear where they will come out on all this because that is going to be the determining factor in who comes out ahead. he only survives if the army stays with him. pat? >> the muslim brotherhood is losing support and the hard right muslims are getting together with the ta heir square gang, and the military guys have said look we are in real danger of having a collapse of the state
the shroff if is and secular and bib brail faxes, including mohammed el bar day and his national front. the group issued a statement calling for national dialogue, one that quote all the components of the egyptian society participate without any exclusion, unquote. as quote the only means to resolve any problems or disagreements unquote. >> question. has egyptian president morsi overplayed his hand mort? >> he is certainly at the border lynn of overplaying his hand. he is losing a...
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>> mohamed. islam is the most powerful force in the world today. >> i give a positive today to the arab youth protesters, but the occupy wall street crowd which has really changedle the political agenda and put the concerns of the 99% on the national scene. >> rich? >> the navy seals who dispatched osama bin laden with lethal efficiency and did us all proud. >> i will give it to newt gingrich, john, if that surprises you. he went from loser to winner most effectively this year. i am not going to say what happens next year. >> thank you very much. the envelope. what am i doing? >> let's hear it from jay carson. >> johnny carson. remember him? the biggest winner of 2011 as pointed out the arabs. 2011 was the year when arab street rose unpassed from tunisia to egypt, from yemen to libya. the arab street brought to life the arab spring. so the arab street, the biggest winner of 2011. okay. biggest loser, pat? >> penn state and joe paterno, sadly. >> republican brand. presidents vulnerable that can't
>> mohamed. islam is the most powerful force in the world today. >> i give a positive today to the arab youth protesters, but the occupy wall street crowd which has really changedle the political agenda and put the concerns of the 99% on the national scene. >> rich? >> the navy seals who dispatched osama bin laden with lethal efficiency and did us all proud. >> i will give it to newt gingrich, john, if that surprises you. he went from loser to winner most...
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and he knows it's not jesus or mohammed or buddha, he just knows it's his child in the future. he's 27. he's not a guy thinking about settling down, having a family or anything like that. but he knows that's his child in the future. and this child gives him a way out of this place that he's in, this hell that he's in. and it's extraordinary. so it comes out, if not physical courage, it becomes a spiritual, a grace-like exception, that he has a role to play in life, much more important than these adventures and his conquests. there's something much more important. like any parent, it's like selflessness. he has to give over his self so someone else and he realizes he has to live for this child. in the beginning of this film he's unthinkable, he manages to get out of it and he lives. tavis: this film kind of reminded me, though, in terms of the acting -- it was a tom hanks film. "castaway." you know how good this guy really is. ease carrying the film all by himself. it's on an island. you know the story. >> yes. tavis: you love hank for how he's doing it all by himself. franco is
and he knows it's not jesus or mohammed or buddha, he just knows it's his child in the future. he's 27. he's not a guy thinking about settling down, having a family or anything like that. but he knows that's his child in the future. and this child gives him a way out of this place that he's in, this hell that he's in. and it's extraordinary. so it comes out, if not physical courage, it becomes a spiritual, a grace-like exception, that he has a role to play in life, much more important than...
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when they commemorate the death of the grandson of the prophet mohammed. explosives were hidden among a group of pilgrims and they say the police identified and shot a second bomber. reports say that a sunni moslem insurgent group has claimed responsibility for the attack. this is the man who used to lead the group. he was detained in february this year and hanged in june. his execution has not stopped the group's attacks. in july, two bombers carried out an attack near the pakistani border. more than 25 people were killed when two bombers detonated explosives during a religious ceremony. this morning's attack will overshadow the commemorations held across the country. the president mahmoud ahmadinejad takes place in ceremonies. -- takes part in ceremonies. they accuse the u.s. of directing the attack. >> good to have you with us. stay with us if you can. still to come. fighting back against colombia's drug barons. joining the battle to stop the flow of cocaine. police in athens have clashed with protesters during a general strike against government auster
when they commemorate the death of the grandson of the prophet mohammed. explosives were hidden among a group of pilgrims and they say the police identified and shot a second bomber. reports say that a sunni moslem insurgent group has claimed responsibility for the attack. this is the man who used to lead the group. he was detained in february this year and hanged in june. his execution has not stopped the group's attacks. in july, two bombers carried out an attack near the pakistani border....
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mohammed goes from ten to tent, but he is a man and women are reluctant to come to him for help. >> there will be many pregnant women. there must be a lady doctor. but there is not any government concerned they should provide them. >> a snake charmer provides a distraction from the misery of camp life, hoping for tips from people who have lost almost everything. but she does not join the crowd, her relatives tried to console her as her baby boy has died. >> with much of pakistan devastated, former president pervez musharraf has chosen this moment to talk publicly about returning to his country. he is currently in london where he says he will be going home under a new political banner. >> [inaudible] standing for myself. standing for the party i will create. i do intend on creating a new party because i think the time has come in pakistan when we need to introduce a new political culture which can take pakistan forward on a democratic part, not on an artificial make- believe democratic party. >> that is what you did last time? >> no, last time there were many issues involved which did not
mohammed goes from ten to tent, but he is a man and women are reluctant to come to him for help. >> there will be many pregnant women. there must be a lady doctor. but there is not any government concerned they should provide them. >> a snake charmer provides a distraction from the misery of camp life, hoping for tips from people who have lost almost everything. but she does not join the crowd, her relatives tried to console her as her baby boy has died. >> with much of...
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. >> keep moving, my brothers, says mohammed. he was hurt by a policeman and wears his bandage like a campaign medal. as an egyptian, it's my duty to be here, he says. there has to be change. every egyptian should feel that here we regain our rights. you could see new civic pride, a sense of taking ownership. and their feeling safe enough up here to bring the children down. that wasn't the case even yesterday. perhaps prematurely they strolled around as if the departure of president mubarak was a done deal. egyptian tv showed him swearing in his new government. he's ordered his vice president to open a dialogue with the opposition. that won't be enough for the people on the streets. back in the square they were bringing in more supplies. the protesters are turning themselves into a movement. they call for a million people to march through cairo. however this ends, it's going to change the middle east profoundly. people power is already making it politically embarrassing for western countries like britain and america to continue t
. >> keep moving, my brothers, says mohammed. he was hurt by a policeman and wears his bandage like a campaign medal. as an egyptian, it's my duty to be here, he says. there has to be change. every egyptian should feel that here we regain our rights. you could see new civic pride, a sense of taking ownership. and their feeling safe enough up here to bring the children down. that wasn't the case even yesterday. perhaps prematurely they strolled around as if the departure of president...
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but it did portray an excerpt from it that was put on youtube, actions by the prophet mohammed, that people in the region felt were sensitive in the same way that christians might feel about the portrayal of jesus in controversial. this is a sensitive issue for people of all faiths, and muslims at this particular juncture, so sensitive about the roles and tensions of the outside world, in countries as they are reclaiming control of their own faith and fate, political fate, you know, can trigger exceptional or extraordinary responses. but, again, by a tiny minority. when you look at egypt, 2,000 people in a country with 85 million people. that's almost infii tes mali small but it happened on 9/11 and it was something that echoed takeover of the u.s. embassy in iran in 1979. it clearly inflames us as well. the tragedy this is a very small minority of people in both countries. >> ifill: tell me about the salafi muslims. they may have been stirring up some of this? >> they have certainly behind the behind some of the attacks in libya. they've attacked other western targets. my reading of
but it did portray an excerpt from it that was put on youtube, actions by the prophet mohammed, that people in the region felt were sensitive in the same way that christians might feel about the portrayal of jesus in controversial. this is a sensitive issue for people of all faiths, and muslims at this particular juncture, so sensitive about the roles and tensions of the outside world, in countries as they are reclaiming control of their own faith and fate, political fate, you know, can trigger...
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. >> and my colleague, nick garden, has been speaking to mohamed elbaradei about mr. mubarak's ress nation. -- resignation. >> i can't even describe the reaction. it's joy, a sense of emancipation for 85 million people. it's for the first time egypt has been liberated and has put its feet on the right track, a country based on democracy and social justice. >> we have now in your country a high command of the arm forces running the country's affairs. that is run by field marshal ken tawi who is 79 and known to be against reform. what's your response to that? >> i have to clarify that i understand that it going to be not just -- it's going to be not just sawi but reach out to the sectors of egyptian society and sharing of power with civilians through a transition period. i hope we have a presidential council, a government of national unity, and have all the time to prepare for free elections. >> i've been talking to g.g. ibarra ham who has been protesting -- ibrahima who has been protesting and was in the thick of the celebrations and said this will change her country,
. >> and my colleague, nick garden, has been speaking to mohamed elbaradei about mr. mubarak's ress nation. -- resignation. >> i can't even describe the reaction. it's joy, a sense of emancipation for 85 million people. it's for the first time egypt has been liberated and has put its feet on the right track, a country based on democracy and social justice. >> we have now in your country a high command of the arm forces running the country's affairs. that is run by field...
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the charge relates to an episode that shows a profit mohammed wearing a bear suit. he admitted to charges of providing support to somalian militants. in new york hotel chelsey secured its place in history with a film shot on its premises. it has housed bob dylan, ellen monroe and dylan thomas. that could all come to an end with its impending sale. >> in a town full of many famous landmarks, this hotel is an icon. the walls are full of art work, often painted from guests who needed a break. artists and movie stars come up everyone stayed here. >> we have a lot, arthur miller, quite a few artists who have stayed here. andy warhol has been here and bob dylan was here, too. it is the vester array of artists. >> marilyn monroe was another famous guest. her suite is available for $400 a night. behind the history is a building badly in need of modernizing. its owners reckon the renovations will cost millions, so they are opting to sell. many are wondering what will happen to the hotel's lenient attitude towards guests. david is a novelist and long- term residents. >> it wa
the charge relates to an episode that shows a profit mohammed wearing a bear suit. he admitted to charges of providing support to somalian militants. in new york hotel chelsey secured its place in history with a film shot on its premises. it has housed bob dylan, ellen monroe and dylan thomas. that could all come to an end with its impending sale. >> in a town full of many famous landmarks, this hotel is an icon. the walls are full of art work, often painted from guests who needed a...
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on sunday, libyan president mohammed el-megaref ordered all militias to obey the government or disband. in egypt today, 14 members of an extremist group were sentenced to death by hanging. the men were convicted in attacks on a police station and bank in the sinai peninsula in june of 2011. six of the men were present for sentencing but eight others were tried in absentia and remain fugitives. a former police chief at the heart of a major political scandal in china is facing 15 years in prison. that sentence was imposed today on wang lijun for trying to defect to the u.s., and helping cover up the murder of a british businessman. wang apologized for his crimes today in court. i truly express my repentance to the court for the criminal behavior in the law that i broke. i will pay off the pity and hurt that i caused throughout the rest of my life to the people and the party that care about me. for now i can only sincerely say that i'm sorry, i'm truly sorry i let you down. >> sreenivasan: the wang case led to the downfall of his former boss bo xilai, a once- powerful communist party lead
on sunday, libyan president mohammed el-megaref ordered all militias to obey the government or disband. in egypt today, 14 members of an extremist group were sentenced to death by hanging. the men were convicted in attacks on a police station and bank in the sinai peninsula in june of 2011. six of the men were present for sentencing but eight others were tried in absentia and remain fugitives. a former police chief at the heart of a major political scandal in china is facing 15 years in prison....
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. >> reporter: at the family market in working-class richmond, california, owner mohammed elzofri is deeply concerned about a new city council backed measure which would place a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweeteneed beverages. the controversial plan-- designed to cut consumption of sugar-- goes before voters in november. elzofri says about 80% of his customers buy some kind of sugary drink and the tax, he says, would add about 68 cents to a popular two liter drink. >> this will just hurt the poor people and hurt these business owners like myself. if people that want to drink sodas, they drink. i mean, everybody everywhere is going to you know, gain some weight. >> reporter: in fact the rising rates of diabetes and other weight related illnesses are at the heart of the debate now raging in richmond over the proposed tax. >> we have a big problem with childhood obesity in richmond as you probably know and it's a health disparity issue for us. fully a third of our latino fifth and seventh graders, and a third of our african american fifth and seventh graders are obese. >> reporter: ci
. >> reporter: at the family market in working-class richmond, california, owner mohammed elzofri is deeply concerned about a new city council backed measure which would place a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweeteneed beverages. the controversial plan-- designed to cut consumption of sugar-- goes before voters in november. elzofri says about 80% of his customers buy some kind of sugary drink and the tax, he says, would add about 68 cents to a popular two liter drink. >> this will...
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. >> brown: meanwhile, the new islamist president of egypt mohamed morsi denounced the israelis. and his government asked the u.s. to press for an end to the offensive. but the obama administration lined up with the israelis. state department spokesman mark toner said the u.s. believes israel has the right to defend itself. >> our position is clear that there's no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against israel. and the onus is on them to cease their rocket attacks so that this de-escalation can take place. >> suarez: earlier, i spoke with the israeli ambassador to the united states michael oren to discuss the latest developments. ambassador, what's the latest from tel aviv? where the strikes accurate? have missiles actually hit the city and is anyone snurt >> thankfully nobody was hurt. the rockets struck in the greater tel aviv area. the alarms went off. the sirens, prime minister netanyahu was in the city at the time to a bomb shelter and now this simply means that 4.5 million israelis-- over half the population of the s
. >> brown: meanwhile, the new islamist president of egypt mohamed morsi denounced the israelis. and his government asked the u.s. to press for an end to the offensive. but the obama administration lined up with the israelis. state department spokesman mark toner said the u.s. believes israel has the right to defend itself. >> our position is clear that there's no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against israel. and the onus...
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global election reports, jeffrey brown updates the egyptian results as newly elected islamist president mohammed morsi begins to form his government. >> ifill: and from mexico, margaret warner previews the upcoming contest there. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: in here, the right minds from inside and outside the company come together to work on an idea. adding to it from the road, improving it in the cloud, all in realtime s. it's the at&t network. providing new ways to work together. so business works better. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just world. more information at... and wit and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. supreme court delivered its judgment today on the 2010 arizona immigration law that sparked a national debate. the outcome left both sides claiming
global election reports, jeffrey brown updates the egyptian results as newly elected islamist president mohammed morsi begins to form his government. >> ifill: and from mexico, margaret warner previews the upcoming contest there. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: in here, the right minds from inside and outside the company come together to work on an idea. adding to it from the road, improving it in the cloud, all in realtime...
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protesters in egypt staged nationwide rallies today against egyptian president mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood. in cairo, more than 100,000 people filled tahrir square to condemn morsi's decree that makes his decisions immune to judicial review. earlier, there were clashes between protesters and police. the rallies were some of the largest since the overthrow of president hosni mubarak last year. in syria, government warplanes bombed towns in the north and east, in the face of new advances by rebel fighters. in one attack, the planes dropped barrels filled with explosives and gasoline just west of idlib city. reports of the dead ranged from five to 20. the regime is using intensive air raids to try to beat back rebel gains. forensic experts took samples from the remains of yasser arafat today, hoping to determine once and for all if the late palestinian leader was poisoned. arafat died in 2004. his body was briefly exhumed today in ramallah, on the west bank. we have a report from john ray of independent television news. >> reporter: eight years after they buried him they se
protesters in egypt staged nationwide rallies today against egyptian president mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood. in cairo, more than 100,000 people filled tahrir square to condemn morsi's decree that makes his decisions immune to judicial review. earlier, there were clashes between protesters and police. the rallies were some of the largest since the overthrow of president hosni mubarak last year. in syria, government warplanes bombed towns in the north and east, in the face of new...
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. >> holman: in cairo, egypt's president mohammed morsi also denounced syria. he called again for president bashar al-assad to step down. meanwhile, "the new york times" cited reports that iraq is again allowing iran to use its air space to fly weapons to the syrian regime. the iraqis had shut down the air corridor earlier this year, under u.s. pressure. a former police chief who touched off a major scandal in china has been charged with defection, taking bribes and abusing his power. state media announced the charges against wang lijun today. in february, wang briefly took refuge at a u.s. consulate after being demoted as police chief in a city in southwestern china. that led to the ouster of bo xilai-- his former boss-- as communist party leader there. bo is still under investigation. last month, bo's wife gu kailai was given a suspended death sentence for the murder of a british businessman. in afghanistan, the military announced today it has arrested or expelled hundreds of soldiers, as part of an effort to stop so-called insider attacks on foreign troops.
. >> holman: in cairo, egypt's president mohammed morsi also denounced syria. he called again for president bashar al-assad to step down. meanwhile, "the new york times" cited reports that iraq is again allowing iran to use its air space to fly weapons to the syrian regime. the iraqis had shut down the air corridor earlier this year, under u.s. pressure. a former police chief who touched off a major scandal in china has been charged with defection, taking bribes and abusing his...
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matters, so one of the three people dismissed taished the chief of military police was dismissed by mohammed sentaoui, leader of the military council. president morrissey has faced some difficulty asserting his authority since becoming president, and the muslim brotherhood through which he rose to power has been focused on domestic issues. last week, the president from moated his cabinet, and most of the social services went to the muslim brotherhood freedom of justice party members, and the international and top positions, if you will in defense and finance, stayed within technocrats or with the mubarak regime, and so mubarak-- president morsey needed to sort of assert himself as president. this week, in a way, really exposed the limits of his presidency. he didn't attend the funeral for those 16 soldiers here. it was led by tentoui. his prime minister tried to attend and was attacked, and when he went to the attack say the, he could only spend 25 minutes there because of the security threat. and so in this balance of power, struggle, if you will, that's going on between the ruling military
matters, so one of the three people dismissed taished the chief of military police was dismissed by mohammed sentaoui, leader of the military council. president morrissey has faced some difficulty asserting his authority since becoming president, and the muslim brotherhood through which he rose to power has been focused on domestic issues. last week, the president from moated his cabinet, and most of the social services went to the muslim brotherhood freedom of justice party members, and the...
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of protesters pushed past army and police outside the presidential palace, demanding that president mohammed morsi leave office. he's assumed absolute powers and refuses to call off a vote on a constitution drafted by islamists. earlier in the day, in cairo's tahrir square, protesters gathered to speak out against morsi. >> ( translated ): we are not fanatics, we are not barbarians, we are devout muslims and devout christians. this is what he has to respect. he did not keep one of his promises whatsoever. we are going down the drain. if the constitutional decree is not revoked we are facing a dead end. >> sreenivasan: later, the government postponed the start of early voting on the constitution. top officials also said morsi might be willing to postpone the referendum if he can reach some agreement with the opposition. on the syrian diplomatic front, secretary of state hillary clinton said today russia and the u.s. will support new efforts to mediate peace. but clinton underscored that the u.s. still insists that president bashar assad leave power. she spoke today in northern ireland, a day
of protesters pushed past army and police outside the presidential palace, demanding that president mohammed morsi leave office. he's assumed absolute powers and refuses to call off a vote on a constitution drafted by islamists. earlier in the day, in cairo's tahrir square, protesters gathered to speak out against morsi. >> ( translated ): we are not fanatics, we are not barbarians, we are devout muslims and devout christians. this is what he has to respect. he did not keep one of his...
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president mohammed morsi ordered the parliament to reconvene, but that move was rejected by the highest court. instead it ruled the military's decision to disband parliament last month was final and binding. the country has been in political turmoil for nearly 17 months, when longtime leader hosni mubarak was overthrown. international envoy kofi annan tried to revive peace efforts in syria today. he met with president bashar al- assad in damascus, where the two agreed on an approach to restore calm. we have a report narrated by alex thomson of "independent television news." >> reporter: homs today and what amateur cameramen there said was sustained shelling yet again. certainly government armor is seen moving and firing on these deserted streets. a couple of hours drive south, and in the capital of damascus kofi annan again raising hopes of peace, recognizing his peace plan on the ground is ignored. >> they reassured me of the government's commitment to the six-point plan which of course we should move ahead to implement in a much better fashion than has been the situation so far. >> re
president mohammed morsi ordered the parliament to reconvene, but that move was rejected by the highest court. instead it ruled the military's decision to disband parliament last month was final and binding. the country has been in political turmoil for nearly 17 months, when longtime leader hosni mubarak was overthrown. international envoy kofi annan tried to revive peace efforts in syria today. he met with president bashar al- assad in damascus, where the two agreed on an approach to restore...
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sreenivasan: by the thousands, egyptians poured into the streets today to protest against president mohammed morsi. they attacked morsi's move to assume sweeping new powers and condemned a new constitution that was approved overnight by the president's islamist allies. opposition leaders joined the vast crowds in cairo's tahrir square today, and they vowed their protest would be open- ended. >> the message is clear. no one should think that the egyptian people are not capable. the egyptian people have moved from the level where they were told what to do to the level of real sovereignty. the egyptian people have to be heard. they have to consider the opinion of the egyptian people on any political decision. >> sreenivasan: the draft constitution drops language on women's equality and bans any language defaming prophets. it must now be put to a nationwide referendum. there was word today that israel has approved construction of 3,000 new homes in jewish settlements on the west bank. the associated press reported the development one day after the u.n. general assembly recognized palestine as a
sreenivasan: by the thousands, egyptians poured into the streets today to protest against president mohammed morsi. they attacked morsi's move to assume sweeping new powers and condemned a new constitution that was approved overnight by the president's islamist allies. opposition leaders joined the vast crowds in cairo's tahrir square today, and they vowed their protest would be open- ended. >> the message is clear. no one should think that the egyptian people are not capable. the...
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all across egypt this evening, people watched as president mohamed morsi spoke to state television interviewers addressed the nation. he defended his decision to grant himself powers free from judicial review. >> ( translated ): my responsibility is to protect this nation from any conspiracy or from any attempt to go backwards. as the country's president my responsibility, is to achieve justice and respect the laws and to lay down many rules in the absence of parliament until they convene and are able to vote on behalf of the people. >> brown: the islamist president also criticized the outpouring of protests against his actions. on tuesday, at least 200,000 people filled cairo's tahrir square, accusing morsi and his muslim brotherhood of hijacking last year's revolution. liberal and secular groups also condemned a move to fast-track a final vote on a new constitution. >> ( translated ): we want a constitution that represents all egyptian people, not one that represent a certain faction of egyptians. >> ( translated ): the constitutional panel tasked to >> brown: the constitution is being drafte
all across egypt this evening, people watched as president mohamed morsi spoke to state television interviewers addressed the nation. he defended his decision to grant himself powers free from judicial review. >> ( translated ): my responsibility is to protect this nation from any conspiracy or from any attempt to go backwards. as the country's president my responsibility, is to achieve justice and respect the laws and to lay down many rules in the absence of parliament until they convene...
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it was in 1989 that salman rushdie's novel was denounced by muslims as blasphemy against the prophet mohammed igniting a fire storm. the book was banned and violent protest took place in parts of the islamic world. bookstores in britain that carried it were bombed. within several years the book's japannese translator killed, its norwegian publisher ahead. khomeini spiritual leader of islam's republic issued a decree for his death. the author went into hiding for nearly a decade before the fatwa was lifted. now salman rushdie has written a memoir titled joseph anton, the code name he used both on two of his favorite authors. welcome to you. >> thank you. before we get to the fatwa one of the things that fascinated was the description of your early years in india and educated in england. you present yourself as a secular muslim. but one trying to understand the religion and your role in it. >> i mean i grew up in a family in which there was very little religion. my father wasn't religious at all. but he was really interested in the subject of, you know, the birth and growth of islam. he basical
it was in 1989 that salman rushdie's novel was denounced by muslims as blasphemy against the prophet mohammed igniting a fire storm. the book was banned and violent protest took place in parts of the islamic world. bookstores in britain that carried it were bombed. within several years the book's japannese translator killed, its norwegian publisher ahead. khomeini spiritual leader of islam's republic issued a decree for his death. the author went into hiding for nearly a decade before the fatwa...
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was the eve of a final-round vote on a draft constitution that's backed by islamists and president mohammed morsi. supporters of morsi and protesters threw rocks at each other, and riot police intervened with tear gas. officials said at least 40 people were injured. it was unclear who started the fight. north korea has detained an american citizen, and says he confessed to unspecified crimes. he was identified today as kenneth bae, a korean-american tour operator from washington state. north korean state media said he entered the country, with a tour, on november 3. the north has detained five other americans since 2009. all were released, eventually. american leaders past and present paid tribute today to the late senator daniel inouye of hawaii. a crowd filled the national cathedral in washington for the service honoring the japanese- american who became a war hero and served in the senate more than 50 years. president obama recalled watching inouye during the televised watergate hearings in 1973. >> to see this man, this senator, this powerful, accomplished person who was not a central c
was the eve of a final-round vote on a draft constitution that's backed by islamists and president mohammed morsi. supporters of morsi and protesters threw rocks at each other, and riot police intervened with tear gas. officials said at least 40 people were injured. it was unclear who started the fight. north korea has detained an american citizen, and says he confessed to unspecified crimes. he was identified today as kenneth bae, a korean-american tour operator from washington state. north...
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. >> reporter: but the secretary made little apparent headway with field marshall mohammed tantawi, the overall military leader. after their meeting he said the armed force was not allow a specific group, meaning the muslim brotherhood, to dominate egypt. it was another deadly day for nato forces in afghanistan. two foreign soldiers were killed by insurgents in the south. there was no immediate word on their nationalities. so far this year, 237 troops from the international coalition have died in afghanistan. at least 168 were americans. protesters in japan today staged one of their largest rallies yet, demanding an end to using nuclear power. organizers said up to 200,000 people marched through tokyo, with temperatures near 100 degrees. police put the crowd at 75,000. the rally came as japan moves to restart its nuclear reactors. all of the country's 50 reactors were taken offline after last year's earthquake and tsumani. the first major female star in country music, kitty wells, died today at her home in nashville. she'd suffered a stroke. wells was the first woman to hit number one o
. >> reporter: but the secretary made little apparent headway with field marshall mohammed tantawi, the overall military leader. after their meeting he said the armed force was not allow a specific group, meaning the muslim brotherhood, to dominate egypt. it was another deadly day for nato forces in afghanistan. two foreign soldiers were killed by insurgents in the south. there was no immediate word on their nationalities. so far this year, 237 troops from the international coalition have...
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the president went out of his way to say we should not endorse the desecration of mohammed any more than we should endorse the deniers of the holocaust, linking that in common cause. did that go a long way toward mollifying some of that tension? >> well, i thought that was a good point. he also talked about the need for a secure jewish state. something that would be well received in israel. at the same time he called for a separate, prosperous palestinian state. but i think the main issue for the israelis is question of iran. and there the most interesting thing of what the president said was the idea that the iranians don't have unlimited amounts of time in order to see these negotiations play out. the united states is not prepared to see them use negotiations as a stalling tactic behind which they could continue to enrich uranium and get closer to a nuclear weapon. what the president did was set is stage for a debate that would come which is how much time is enough to give negotiations a chance but not too much to the iranians essentially use them to create facts in the way of their nu
the president went out of his way to say we should not endorse the desecration of mohammed any more than we should endorse the deniers of the holocaust, linking that in common cause. did that go a long way toward mollifying some of that tension? >> well, i thought that was a good point. he also talked about the need for a secure jewish state. something that would be well received in israel. at the same time he called for a separate, prosperous palestinian state. but i think the main issue...
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the ensuing election of the muslim brotherhood's mohammed morsi raised new questions about the country's direction and its relationship with the u.s. and in syria an ongoing civil war threatens to spill into turkey, jordan and lebanon while islamic extremists threaten to overshadow the secular syrian groups backed by the west. we pick up on some of these questions with two men who have helped us analyze foreign policy challenges in the past. zbigniew brzezinski was national security advisor to president jimmy carter and now is at the center for strategic and international studies. walter russell mead is professor of foreign affairs and the humanities at bard college. i want to start with the latest on libya with hillary clinton taking the blame for security at the benghazi consulate. where does that leave the matter of the responsibility of the white house, pote for the specific incident and the larger libya policy? >> well, i think secretary clinton was absolutely right that specific security requests don't go up from the state department to the president. so it would be a mistake to sa
the ensuing election of the muslim brotherhood's mohammed morsi raised new questions about the country's direction and its relationship with the u.s. and in syria an ongoing civil war threatens to spill into turkey, jordan and lebanon while islamic extremists threaten to overshadow the secular syrian groups backed by the west. we pick up on some of these questions with two men who have helped us analyze foreign policy challenges in the past. zbigniew brzezinski was national security advisor to...
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the political crisis took a new turn, as two top appellate courts went on strike against president mohammed morsi. they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from anyone, no matter how forcible the pressure. and the supreme constitutional court is ready to face this, whatever the consequences, which could be a high price, even if the price is the life of its judges. >> sreenivasan: the courts' actions came a day after nationwide protests against morsi's decrees. and late today, there was word the egyptian leader will address the country tomorrow about his actions and the response. rebels in eastern congo have begun pulling out of territory they seized from government troops just last week. neighboring countries had issued an ultimatum for the m-23 fighters to withdraw
the political crisis took a new turn, as two top appellate courts went on strike against president mohammed morsi. they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from...